This was the last day of riding and Scotland decided to roll out the red carpet, or some nice blue skies, at least to start the day.
Our route today was down the Kintyre Peninsula to Campbeltown. The more ambitious (ie stupid) would ride to the very end of Kintyre to the Mull of Kintyre to see the lighthouse.
As noted the day started out nice and sunny, although a little cooler. One we left the main road we were treated to great views along the coast.
The ride to Campbeltown was only 64km so I stopped for lunch and took a detour to the Springbank distillery, one of three remaining out of over 30 at one point. I cannot confirm that whisky was acquired I DON’T KNOW HOW THESE RUMORS GET STARTED.
I continued on to the Mull and soon enough I found myself on a rather steep climb. Fortunately, the rain held off and I got some nice views.
At the top there was a closed road that I went down a little ways and saw a really really tiny lighthouse. I’m not sure where they find the really tiny people to work there. I also saw the coast of Ireland.
With rain threatening, I turned back to Campbeltown and was able to get to the hotel with no issues.
With the tour over, it’s always a bittersweet moment, knowing that I got to experience something special but sad that it’s over.
For sure this trip produced some great memories and I enjoyed it immensely. Now, time to decompress and get ready to return home.
June 9, 2026 by Mike
